What Terrorists Want By Louise Richardson Analysis

Different people identify terrorism in diverse ways. In the book “What Terrorists Want”, Louise Richardson gives a brief explanation of terrorism in two parts. The first part she explains what terrorism really is, where they come from, what causes terrorism, the three R’s (Revenge, Renown, Reaction), and why terrorists kill themselves. In the second part, Richardson talks about what changed and what did not change on September 11, 1997. She also talks about why the war on terror can never be won, and what has to be done.
First off let us discuss what Terrorism really means, and how Richardson explains it in the book. Terrorism is a form of political violence. In chapter one of “What is Terrorism”, Richardson explains terrorism as a “Deliberate